Resources & References

You can learn more about this topic at the websites and publications listed below.

Resources

Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG)

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

References

“Drugs of Abuse,” U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration), (2012) accessed 8/8/2013.

Chemistry Explained, Forensic Chemistry web page, accessed 8/8/2013.

Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs (SWGDRUG) Guidelines, Edition 6.0, Scientific Working Group for the Analysis of Seized Drugs), accessed 8/8/2013.

Murphy,D.; McKenzie, N.; Welch, D. and Houston, C. “World’s biggest ecstasy bust,”, The Sydney Morning Herald [Online] 2008, (accessed 8/8/2013).

Lyle, D.P., M.D. “Chapter 11: Toxicology: Drugs, Poisons, and Toxins,” Forensics: A Guide for Writers, (Howdunit), Writer’s Digest Books, Cincinnati, OH (2008), pp. 250–263.

Saferstein, Richard. Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (2009).

Saferstein, Richard. Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science, Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ (2007).

“Synthetic Drugs (a.k.a. K2, Spice, Bath Salts, etc.),” The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, (2013) accessed 8/20/2013.

“DrugFacts: Spice (Synthetic Marijuana),” The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, (2012) accessed 8/20/2013.

“Bath Salts (Synthetic Cathinones),” National Institute of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, (2012) accessed 8/20/2013.

“DrugFacts: Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications,” National Institute of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, (2013) accessed 8/20/2013.

“Prescription Drug Abuse,” The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, (2013) accessed 8/20/2013.

“Fact Sheet: A Response to the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse,” The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, (2011) accessed 8/20/2013.

““$2.7M of Cocaine Seized from Suitcases at MIA,” CBS Miami online, (2012) accessed 8/20/2013.

“Record Cocaine Bust Started with a Telephone Tip,” Chicago Tribune online, (1989) accessed 8/20/2013.

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions to this forensic guide:

Sandra E. Rodriguez-Cruz, PhD., Senior Forensic Chemist / SWGDRUG Secretariat

Kevin Lothridge, CEO and Forensic Chemist, NFSTC

Joan G. Ring, M.S. Laboratory Manager, NFSTC

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